OILS AND OIL SEEDS. 



Remarks. See " Drugs.'* The oil obtained from the seed is largely 

 used both in lamps, and as food. The seeds of Sanguinaria canadensis, 

 W. Blood-wort of North America, yield also a bland nutritious oil. 



N. O. 15. CRUCIFER^E. CRUCIFERS. 

 Brassica Napus. Linn. Rape. 



Linn. Sygt. Tetradynamia Siliquosa. 



Vernacular. Sursul, Guzerat. 



Habitat. Found on ditch banks in Britain. Cultivated extensively 



in Guzerat. 



Remarks. When and how was this plant introduced into India 

 yields the Rape-seed, and Cole-seed of commerce, the Sursoo of Bombay 

 merchants, from which the valuable oil is obtained by expression. It is 

 one of the most important oil-bearing plants in India. Colza, cultivated 

 for its oil in Europe, has'been said to be a variety of this plant, but De 

 Candolle considers it a variety of B. campestris, Linn. Shanghai oil is 

 obtained from the seeds of Brassica chinensis. The seeds of B. oleracea, 

 Linn. Lepidium sativum, Linn, and Raphanus sativus, Linn, are also 

 said to be expressed for their oil in India,. Camelina sativa, Crantz, 

 Cultivated Gold of Pleasure, is cultivated in Europe for its oil seed. The 

 seeds of Hesperis matronalis, Linn. Common Rocket of Italy, yield oil 

 of Julienne. 



N. O. 16. CAPPARIDACE^l. CAPPARIDS. 

 Cleome viscosa. W. Viscid Cleome. 



Linn. Syst. Tetradynamia Siliquosa. 



Vernacular. Kooka-vaivinta, Kooka-vaimitie, Shunaca-barbara, Sans. 

 ffoorhoorii/a, Beng. Hind. Ariaveela y Mai. Nayavaylei r Tarn. 

 Walaba, Cyng. 

 Habitat. Malabar, Ceylon. 



Remarks. This plant is not cultivated, and the oil obtained from its 

 seed is little used. Under N. O. 17. Resedacese, Reseda Lute&la r 

 Dyers' weed, yields oil of Weld-seed. 



N. O. 30. MALVACEAE. MALLOW-WORTS. 

 Thespesia populnea. Lam. Poplar-leaved Hibiscus. 



Linn. Syst. Monadelphia Polyandria. 



Vernacular. Sooparshava'ka, Sans. Porush, Beng. Hind. Paris 

 Paris-pipal, Hind. Porsmg., Pooarasoo, Tarn. Ghengaravie, TeL 

 Sooriya-gaha, Cey. 

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